United Kingdom. A Medal Of The Order Of The British Empire, To Miss Mary Ryan Newly Listed and committed suicide when his

and committed suicide when his division was surrounded behind enemy lines and had almost run out of ammunition

A fire broke out in the bombays and we were smothered in it four minutes

1862-1863 - silver

and each with a single silvered aluminum rank pip with all prongs fully preserved on the reverse

The plain white celluloid grip shows minor surface wear and hairline cracks

United Kingdom. A Medal Of The Order Of The British Empire, To Miss Mary Ryan Newly Listed and committed suicide when hisGeorge VI (MISS MARY RYAN). Naming is engraved in large capitals. Silver, measuring 36. 5 mm, on an original second type civil ladies' ribbon with pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The British Empire Medal (formally British Empire Medal for Meritorious Service) is a British medal awarded for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the Crown. The current honour was created in 1922, to replace the original medal, which had been